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Tony Evers: “The average Wisconsin elementary student, for example…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Gov. Tony Evers delivers 2025 State of the State address

Published | Video Starts at 15:05

Our kids outcomes are as much a reflection of what happens within ourselves schools as they are importantly a reflection of what happens beyond them. And that's a simple matter of math. The average Wisconsin elementary student, for example, spends less than 12% of their year receiving direct instruction in the classroom. That means that they probably spend, give or take, about 80% of their time of the year outside of our schools. (15:05–15:15)

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